Security News > 2024 > January > January 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A Focus on Printing

This article aims to provide a quick summary of some of the latest trends, announcements, and changes associated with IT patch operations while looking at the upcoming Patch Tuesday and what software updates to expect.
December 2023 Patch Tuesday provided the smallest set of updates in recent memory.
Microsoft released updates for Windows 11 addressing 18 vulnerabilities, Windows 10 and associated servers addressing 22 vulnerabilities, and finally, Office updates with just three vulnerabilities.
January 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast January Patch Tuesday should get 'back to normal' with respect to Microsoft releases.
The standalone Service Stack Updates were updated in November, so we shouldn't see any major updates coming this month.
Adobe usually releases a major security update for Acrobat and Reader in January each year.
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